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Fink logo contest begins.

Fink logo contest begins. 10/28/2003 11:07 PM
Fink and MacWelt have managed to organize a logo contest. For the next six weeks everyone is invited to submit their logo creations. Fink needs a new face and with your help we might just get one. We are curious to see what you imagine Fink to be as a graphical representation. The initial announcement by Macnews is in German, for those of you not capable of reading German a translated version can be found here. Fink and MacWelt hope that many of you will participate as we might just find some prices for the winners. Good luck and.... start drawing.

Fink

Fink 04/09/2004 03:59 PM

Fun with Fink

Fun with Fink 09/03/2004 08:17 PM
Envious of the free software collection available to your Linux friends? Envy no more.

Join me for this week's Freeloader Friday and we'll look at the Fink Project's gateway to GNU/Linux.

Fink 0.5.0a

Fink 0.5.0a 12/11/2002 01:14 PM

Fink 0.5.0a is out. I'd say this is something I've been waiting for. I love fink.

Fink 0.6.2

Fink 0.6.2 12/15/2003 04:28 PM
The Fink project wants to bring the full world of Unix Open Source software to Darwin and Mac OS X.

Fink 0.7.1 released.

Fink 0.7.1 released. 09/20/2004 02:37 AM
The latest Fink releases, version 0.7.1 (for 10.3), is now available for both source and binary users. This release is meant for Panther (10.3) based Mac OS X versions. The 0.6.3 release remains available for Jaguar (10.2) based Mac OS X versions. This new releases incorporate various fixes to the package manager, many previously unavailable Binary packages have been added resulting in a total of 1650 Binary packages. This includes binaries for KDE 3.4.1 and GNOME 2.4. To complete a new Fink installation you should follow the instructions posted here. You may upgrade your existing Fink to the latest Fink using your current installation. A full list of the differences between 0.7.0 and 0.7.1 can be viewed by visiting this page. If you have questions or problems, please try the Fink mailing lists you can learn more about them here. Please make sure you pick the appropriate installer for your Platform. Fink 0.6.3 will only install on Mac OS X 10.2.* while Fink 0.7.1 will only install on Mac OS X 10.3.* The Fink Team would like to thank its many contributors, frequent helpers and developers for making this release happen. We also thank our community for downloading the prior release 0.7.0 more than 130'000 times. Without their constant support and valuable pointers Fink would not be where we are now..

Fink 0.6.2 (Stable)

Fink 0.6.2 (Stable) 11/18/2003 03:16 PM
A source-retrieving package manager for Mac OS X.

Fink 0.5.2 released

Fink 0.5.2 released 10/28/2003 11:07 PM
Fink is proud to announce that the Fink binary distribution 0.5.2 is available from the download page. With over 190 new binary packages, KDE, KOffice and KDevelop binaries amongst other various improvements this is a recommended download for any new and all existing Fink users. The full announcement can be read on the fink-announce mailing list. (If you are having trouble upgrading a source installation, consult these special instructions.)

Fink 0.6.3 and 0.7.0 released.

Fink 0.6.3 and 0.7.0 released. 04/09/2004 04:05 PM
The latest Fink releases, version 0.6.3 (for 10.2) and 0.7.0 (for 10.3), are now available for both source and binary users. The 0.6.3 release has been built on 10.2, while release 0.7.0 has been built on 10.3. This should facilitate better support for the different platforms. These new releases incorporate various fixes to the package manager, many previously unavailable binary packages have been added and problematic packages for 10.3 users have been rebuilt. To complete a new Fink installation you should follow the instructions posted here. You may upgrade your existing Fink installation to the latest Fink release by following the instructions posted here. If you have questions or problems, please try the Fink mailing lists you can learn more about them here. Please make sure you pick the appropriate installer for your Platform. Fink 0.6.3 will only install on Mac OS X 10.2.* while Fink 0.7.0 will only install on Mac OS X 10.3.* The Fink Team would like to thank its many contributors, frequent helpers and developers for making this release happen. We also thank our community, without their constant support and valuable pointers Fink would not be where we are now..

Fink 0.6.1 released

Fink 0.6.1 released 11/02/2003 07:33 PM
The latest Fink release, version 0.6.1, is now available for both source and binary users. This release was built on OS X 10.2 using the gcc 3.3 compiler, and runs well on OS X 10.3. Most Fink users who upgrade to 10.3 will want to only use the binaries from this new distribution for now, while the Fink team continues to modify Fink packages for 10.3. If you wish to access the new binaries, use apt-get, dselect, or the binary mode of FinkCommander. Unless you are interested in helping the Fink team to test packages which are compiled on 10.3, do not use the command-line fink program to do your installations for the next few weeks. The simplest way to upgrade a binary installation is to run "sudo apt-get update". Further details and other issues related to upgrading Fink to 10.3 are addressed on the Special 10.3 upgrade page. Before using the latest version of the command-line fink program under OS X 10.2, be sure to install the August2003gccUpdater, available after free registration from connect.apple.com.

Fink 0.6.2 released

Fink 0.6.2 released 11/17/2003 02:07 AM
The latest Fink release, version 0.6.2, is now available for both source and binary users. This is a bug-fix release, intended to address two problems: the dselect/user deletion bug, and a problem with ownership of files. The dselect bug was addressed by updating the fink, dpkg, and apt packages. After updating to 0.6.2, it is safe to once again use dselect. However, if you ran dselect at any time since 0.6.0, you should carefully check the integrity of the file at /sw/etc/apt/sources.list. If you have any doubts about this file, you should replace it with the default sources.list file. Users who have installed binary files from the 0.6.1 distribution may find that certain files in their Fink installation are owned by UID 2011 rather than by root. To correct this problem, run the command: sudo find /sw/ -user 2011 -exec chown root:admin {} \; This release, like the previous one, was built on OS X 10.2 using the gcc 3.3 compiler, and runs fine with some exceptions on OS X 10.3. Most Fink users who upgrade to 10.3 will continue to want to only use the binaries from this new distribution for now, while the Fink team continues to modify Fink packages for 10.3.

Error in fink-0.22.0

Error in fink-0.22.0 08/21/2004 12:30 PM
The fink-0.22.0 package manager, which was available briefly in the unstable tree this past week, had a bug which prevents further updating via rsync. If you installed this version of fink, you can recover by running the command fink install fink-0.21.2-1 which will downgrade fink to the version in the stable tree, and subsequently running fink selfupdate If for any reason those commands don't work, go to the fink file release page at sourceforge and download the file fink-0.22.1.tar.gz . Unpack this file with tar xfz fink-0.22.1.tar.gz , and then from within the fink-0.22.1 directory, run the command ./inject.pl The fink team apologizes for the error, and thanks the user community for bringing it to our attention quickly.

Fink 0.7.1 Released

Fink 0.7.1 Released 09/20/2004 11:01 AM
The popular OS X package manager, Fink, has been upgraded to version 0.7.1. The major change in this upgrade is compatibility with XCode 1.5.

Fink 0.3.2a is released

Fink 0.3.2a is released 03/13/2003 10:15 AM
The source release and the binary installer are available now, the bulk of binary packages will be built and made available gradually over the next few days as usual. For information about upgrading, visit the Upgrade Matrix and the User's Guide.

Beta: Fink 0.7.1

Beta: Fink 0.7.1 09/21/2004 10:58 AM
The latest distribution of this package manager and installer includes over 1650 pre-compiled packages, improved speed and a new Variants system in the package manager, improved documentation, and other changes.

New Fink releases.

New Fink releases. 06/17/2005 05:41 PM
Three new Fink releases are available today: version 0.8.0 (for 10.4), version 0.7.2 (for 10.3), and version 0.6.4 (for 10.2). All three releases include source files, binary packages, and a Fink installer for new users. The new release for 10.4 includes all currently-available "stable" packages in source and binary form: there are 1565 of these, which constitutes more than 80% of the 1909 packages available in the 10.3 release. Work continues by the fink developers on bringing more of the stable packages to Tiger. The new release for 10.2 will be the last official release for that version of Mac OS X. Although no further updates (not even security updates) will be provided by the Fink team, we anticipate that the 0.6.4 release will be usable for years to come. Users upgrading to 10.4 can now simply issue a fink selfupdate command, followed by sudo /sw/lib/fink/postinstall.pl (for first-time updaters on 10.4), fink scanpackages and sudo apt-get update. We don't recommend bootstrapping at the moment, since bootstrapping does not work with the newly-released XCode 2.1 from Apple.

Fink 0.3.2 is released

Fink 0.3.2 is released 03/13/2003 10:15 AM
The source release is available now, the binary installer will follow soon. The bulk of binary packages will be built and made available gradually over the next few days as usual. For information about upgrading, visit the Upgrade Matrix and the User's Guide.

Fink and Tiger.

Fink and Tiger. 06/05/2005 11:26 PM
Fink can be used on OS X 10.4! There are several ways you can update: A binary installer will be available within a few weeks, for binary-only users. In the meantime, new users should bootstrap fink 0.23.10, just as stable users, below. For users of the stable tree, we recommend that you delete your current fink with sudo rm -Rf /sw and then "bootstrap" an installation of fink-0.23.10 using fink-0.23.10.tar.gz--download that file and expand it, eg. via tar -xvzf fink-0.23.10.tar.gz. After running the command ./bootstrap.sh in the resulting fink-0.23.10 directory, you'll need to run fink selfupdate For users of the unstable tree, you may be able to upgrade just by running fink selfupdate if your version of fink is less than 0.24.6. It will install fink-0.24.6 for you. After upgrading to 10.4, first check that you have the right version of fink by issuing fink --version . If your version is less than 0.24.6, run fink selfupdate to get the right version of fink. Then, whether you selfupdated or not, reinstall the fink package using fink rebuild fink, and follow that with another fink selfupdate. Not all packages are working yet under 10.4, but that situation will improve over the next several weeks. The stable tree contains substantially fewer packages than in 10.3, but all of them should compile. Of course, some wrinkles still need to be ironed out. We encourage users with mission-critical applications to check in on the mailing lists to verify whether anyone has had experience with the package in question before upgrading.

Fink 0.4.0 released

Fink 0.4.0 released 03/13/2003 10:15 AM
The source release and the binary installer are available now, as well as many of the binary packages. As usual, the rest of the binaries will be made available during the next few days. For information about upgrading, visit the Upgrade Matrix.

Fink 0.4.1 released

Fink 0.4.1 released 09/28/2002 09:51 PM
Fink is a distribution of ported Unix software for Mac OS X and Darwin. Fink 0.4.1 was released on September 28th. Various new features have been added to the package manager; KDE 3 is now part of the official distribution. This release sports a total of 1132 packages, about ~400 available as binaries. With Fink 0.4.1, Mac OS X 10.1 is still the operating system of choice. In fact this will be the last full release of Fink to support 10.1. Mac OS X 10.2 is *NOT* supported with this release! If you are (like most Fink core developers) already running Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar), please refer to http://fink.sourceforge.net/news/jaguar.php and http://fink.sourceforge.net/news/jag-bootstrap.php for information on how to test the Jaguar update. Binaries are NOT yet available for the Jaguar version of fink at this time, so you will need to build from source. We are working towards a full (binary and source) Fink 0.5.0 release aimed at Mac OS X 10.2 currently. Stay tuned! Happy updating!

Fink 0.5.0a Released

Fink 0.5.0a Released 03/13/2003 10:15 AM
Fink 0.5.0a for Mac OS X 10.2 is now complete. (Note: 0.5.0a is a final release, and replaces 0.5.0 which was never officially released.) This release includes over 700 binary packages for OS X 10.2 as well as over 1800 source packages of all kinds. The source release and the binary installer are available now, as well as all binary packages. For information about upgrading, visit the Upgrade Matrix. This release is for Mac OS X 10.2 only. 10.1 users should use Fink 0.4.1.

Fink 0.7.0 CVS_SNAP-20040616 (CVS)

Fink 0.7.0 CVS_SNAP-20040616 (CVS) 06/16/2004 04:42 PM
A source-retrieving package manager for Mac OS X.

Fink 0.7.0 CVS_SNAP-20040626 (CVS)

Fink 0.7.0 CVS_SNAP-20040626 (CVS) 06/27/2004 01:26 AM
A source-retrieving package manager for Mac OS X.

Fink 0.7.0 CVS_SNAP-20040823 (CVS)

Fink 0.7.0 CVS_SNAP-20040823 (CVS) 08/23/2004 04:48 AM
A source-retrieving package manager for Mac OS X.

Fink 0.7.0 CVS_SNAP-20042605 (CVS)

Fink 0.7.0 CVS_SNAP-20042605 (CVS) 05/26/2004 10:49 PM
A source-retrieving package manager for Mac OS X.

Fink 0.7.0 CVS_SNAP-20040710 (CVS)

Fink 0.7.0 CVS_SNAP-20040710 (CVS) 07/10/2004 10:11 AM
A source-retrieving package manager for Mac OS X.

Fink 0.7.0 CVS_SNAP-20043004 (CVS)

Fink 0.7.0 CVS_SNAP-20043004 (CVS) 04/30/2004 05:51 PM
A source-retrieving package manager for Mac OS X.

Fink 0.7.0 CVS_SNAP-20042604 (CVS)

Fink 0.7.0 CVS_SNAP-20042604 (CVS) 04/26/2004 02:22 PM
A source-retrieving package manager for Mac OS X.

Fink 0.7.0 CVS_SNAP-20040807 (CVS)

Fink 0.7.0 CVS_SNAP-20040807 (CVS) 08/06/2004 06:19 PM
A source-retrieving package manager for Mac OS X.

Fink 0.7.0 CVS_SNAP-20040729 (CVS)

Fink 0.7.0 CVS_SNAP-20040729 (CVS) 07/29/2004 09:46 AM
A source-retrieving package manager for Mac OS X.

Fink 0.6.2 CVS_SNAP-20041001 (CVS)

Fink 0.6.2 CVS_SNAP-20041001 (CVS) 01/10/2004 11:58 AM
A source-retrieving package manager for Mac OS X.

Problems with Fink and Perl 5.8

Problems with Fink and Perl 5.8 12/16/2002 03:16 PM

I finally solved the problem with my Fink distribution and my upgrade to Perl 5.8. Fink kept giving me this error:

dyld: perl Undefined symbols:
_Perl_safefree
_Perl_safemalloc
_Perl_saferealloc
_Perl_sv_2pv
_perl_call_sv
_perl_eval_sv
_perl_get_sv

To fix it all you need to do is this:

mv /sw/lib/perl5/darwin/Storable.pm /tmp
mv /sw/lib/perl5/darwin/auto/Storable /tmp
fink rebuild storable-pm

To upgrade Perl to 5.8 check out this article. I found the tip on how to fix Fink at dev elooper.com.

Fink 0.7.0 CVS_SNAP-20040717 (CVS)

Fink 0.7.0 CVS_SNAP-20040717 (CVS) 07/17/2004 11:06 PM
A source-retrieving package manager for Mac OS X.

Fink 0.7.1 CVS_SNAP-20050413 (CVS
branch)

Fink 0.7.1 CVS_SNAP-20050413 (CVS
branch) 04/14/2005 04:11 AM
The Fink project wants to bring the full world of Unix Open Source software to Darwin and Mac OS X. It modifies Unix software so that it compiles and runs on Mac OS X and makes it available for download as a coherent distribution. Fink uses Debian tools like dpkg and apt-get to provide powerful binary package management. You can choose whether you want to download precompiled binary packages or build everything from source.

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Changes:
Automatic resolving of shared library dependancies was added. Major updates and enhancements were made in preparation for the Tiger release. More improvements were made to the new notification systems. Some of the tests were updated.

Fink package manager 0.10.0 released

Fink package manager 0.10.0 released 03/13/2003 10:15 AM
Yesterday version 0.10.0 of the Fink package manager was released to the unstable tree, along with version 1.6 of the base-files package. All Fink users which are using the unstable tree are recommended to update to this version. The easiest way to do so usually is to run 'fink selfupdate-cvs' which will automatically take care of updating these essential packages. Please report any problems you encounter with this version via our bug tracker. An overview of what changed since version 0.9.12 can be found here.

Fink 0.61 Brings Panther Compatibility

Fink 0.61 Brings Panther Compatibility 11/03/2003 05:32 AM
(MacNN via MyAppleMenu)

Workaround for circular dependencies in
fink

Workaround for circular dependencies in
fink 11/02/2003 07:37 PM
While trying to update my fink installation, I executed fink selfupdate, which eventually left me with a circular dependency problem between fink-prebinding, bzip2-shlibs (or similar), and two other packages. Each depended o...

The new CIA logo

The new CIA logo 03/11/2003 01:59 PM
It's on their website. See http://www.cia.gov/terrorism/buster.html Nice to know there is someone at the CIA with a sense of humor. Via Strangelove....

FC Now: Logo A-Go-Go

FC Now: Logo A-Go-Go 09/01/2004 06:16 AM
If you've got an internal initiative that you think needs some identity work behind it -- or if you're an independent wanting to better brand...
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Sprint Nextel's New Logo

Sprint Nextel's New Logo 06/24/2005 04:02 PM

Every time a pin drops, an angel gets its wings.

That's all I've got. I actually don't hate it, really, and it'll be good for Sprint to ditch the red and white (also Verizon's colors) to go with something a bit more shocking. Now they just need to co-brand a phone with DeWalt with swappable drill bits.

Sprint, Nextel to Merge

Sprint, Nextel to Merge 12/19/2004 03:18 PM
Sprint and Nextel announced their $40 billion merger of equals: Sprint's CDMA technology has been a block to offer push-to-talk (PTT) services that Nextel has made great profits on. Nextel has no migration plan for next-generation data services, although they've been testing approaches that aren't integrated with their iDEN voice technology. Sprint has already committed to spending billions on 3G high-speed voice and data systems. In seemingly unrelated news a few days ago, Cingular dropped its challenge to the FCC proposal that would allow Nextel to reorganize its scattered chunks of frequency, giving them new contiguous spectrum in exchange for paying for the cost of moving the public-safety incumbents to Nextel-vacated frequencies. It's a multi-billion-dollar deal that the FCC offered, and Verizon Wireless and Cingular Wireless now no longer oppose it, and one would expect Sprint and Nextel to accept the deal, although Nextel wants to pay substantially less. The new Sprint Nextel is at a rough parity with the subscriber base of Cingular-post-AT&T Wireless acquisition and Verizon Wireless (all on their lonesome). Sprint Nextel will have 35 million subscribers, Cingular 47 million, and Verizon Wireless 42 million. T-Mobile becomes a distant fourth (about 16 million subscribers) with no data upgrade plan in sight. This didn't elude the Wall Street Journal, which filed this report in which T-Mobile notes that worldwide they have about 70 million cell phone users which allows them to compete on scale for handsets and network components....

Sprint buys Nextel for US$35 billion

Sprint buys Nextel for US$35 billion 12/19/2004 03:45 PM
Sprint and Nextel agrees to a merger in a move that closes the gap between the top three US wireless companies. Sprint will gain valuable spectrum while adding high revenue business customers that rely on PTT technology.

Sprint chases Nextel with Ready Link

Sprint chases Nextel with Ready Link 11/17/2003 02:05 AM
Boston Globe Nov 17 2003 1:00AM ET

Sprint, Nextel Agree to $35bn Merger

Sprint, Nextel Agree to $35bn Merger 12/17/2004 06:30 PM
Despite recent reports that Verizon was interested in making a bid for Sprint's wireless unit, Nextel and Sprint have officially announced plans to merge companies. The new company, which will be the third largest U.S. wireless carrier, will eventually migrate Nextel users off its iDEN network onto Sprint's CDMA infrastructure.

Wireless War Heats Up As Sprint Grabs
Nextel

Wireless War Heats Up As Sprint Grabs
Nextel 12/29/2004 03:16 AM
Information Week Dec 29 2004 6:40AM GMT

Rosy future for Sprint-Nextel marriage

Rosy future for Sprint-Nextel marriage 12/19/2004 03:20 PM
But what of T-Mobile USA?

Motorola Solidifies Role With
Sprint-Nextel

Motorola Solidifies Role With
Sprint-Nextel 12/19/2004 03:12 PM
Forbes Dec 16 2004 9:43PM GMT

Motorola smells business in Sprint,
Nextel merger

Motorola smells business in Sprint,
Nextel merger 12/24/2004 01:00 PM
Hindustan Times Dec 23 2004 4:45PM GMT

FCC to allow wireless access on planes
Best Buy 3Q earnings rise 21 percent
Sprint Nextel would be 3

FCC to allow wireless access on planes
Best Buy 3Q earnings rise 21 percent
Sprint Nextel would be 3 12/19/2004 03:28 PM
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Thu Dec 16, 05:21 am GMT

Google creating online reading room
Technology challenges Sprint-Nextel
merger Apple fights back aga

Google creating online reading room
Technology challenges Sprint-Nextel
merger Apple fights back aga 12/19/2004 03:28 PM
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Thu Dec 16, 11:24 pm GMT

Sprint PCS Launches Samsung i600

Sprint PCS Launches Samsung i600 09/22/2004 01:58 PM

Sprint has officially unveiled the Samsung i600 smartphone, a Windows Mobile 2003 clamshell (the first Windows Mobile unit for Sprint PCS, they say). Their website has it listing for $470 and it should be in stores next month. This is essentially the same phone released last year by Verizon, so don't expect a whole lot to be different than that (or any other Windows Mobile unit, really).

Read - Samsung i600 launched by Sprint PCS [MobileTracker]

Related
Sprint Archives [Gizmodo]

PalmOne Offers Treo 650 Patch for Sprint
Users; Still No DUN

PalmOne Offers Treo 650 Patch for Sprint
Users; Still No DUN 03/23/2005 09:30 AM

PalmOne has released an update for Sprint Treo 650 users which aims to fix spotty voice quality and make the flash file system more space-efficient. What it doesn't do is add dial-up networking (DUN), a critical oversight that continues to be a font of bullshit from both Sprint and PalmOne. The DUN functionality, if you recall, was promised back in October to be coming 'soon,' but it's now five months later with no official DUN support in sight. Of course, the community unlocked DUN via an unofficial patch months ago.

I have no idea why Sprint and PalmOne continue to give customers the run-around, but for an organization that's already teetering near irrelevancy, PalmOne would do well to offer a better excuse than "[we are] continuing to test our DUN implementation."

Treo 650 Updater 1.08 (Sprint PCS branded version) [PalmOne]
Software Update for Sprint PCS Vision Smart Device Treo 650 [PhoneMag]

Coming in '05: AT&T Mobile (Via Sprint)

Coming in '05: AT&T Mobile (Via Sprint) 12/30/2004 12:04 AM
AT&T is expected to announce as soon as next week details about how it plans to offer mobile phone service using Sprint's cellular network.

Coming in '05: Mobile Service From AT&T
(Via Sprint)

Coming in '05: Mobile Service From AT&T
(Via Sprint) 12/30/2004 12:21 AM
New York Times Dec 30 2004 3:45AM GMT

Webcam images go mobile on Sprint

Webcam images go mobile on Sprint 08/30/2004 03:26 PM
CNET News.com Aug 30 2004 7:04PM GMT

AT&T to re-enter mobile market with
Sprint

AT&T to re-enter mobile market with
Sprint 05/18/2004 10:31 AM
Spurred by uncertainty over its current wireless contract, the long-distance giant announces a five-year deal with Sprint and says it will launch new cellular services before the end of 2004.

Music Choice Finds Mobile Partner in
Sprint

Music Choice Finds Mobile Partner in
Sprint 12/22/2004 01:12 AM
Music network Music Choice announced that it will partner with Sprint to offer wireless audio music channels to Sprint Vision customers Monday. In addition, Vision customers will also be able to access video clips and music news through a mobile website created by the Kansas-based company.

For the Young, Restless and Mobile,
Sprint Offers Drama

For the Young, Restless and Mobile,
Sprint Offers Drama 05/29/2004 03:29 AM
Los Angeles Times May 29 2004 7:16AM GMT

Sprint Update Your Mobile Phone Software
Over Its Wireless Network

Sprint Update Your Mobile Phone Software
Over Its Wireless Network 01/06/2005 03:27 PM
SlashPhone Jan 6 2005 5:53PM GMT

Sprint, palmOne Join Forces to Provide
Mobile Healthcare Solutions

Sprint, palmOne Join Forces to Provide
Mobile Healthcare Solutions 03/06/2004 02:04 AM

Celebration III Logo Revealed

Celebration III Logo Revealed 04/09/2004 04:02 PM
The Official Site debuts the new logo for Celebration III tonight. Vintage fans will surely recognize "Vader in Flames" from The Empire Strikes Back crew members. Click on the thumbnail above for more details.

T-Mobile and HP Release New Pocket PC;
Sprint Announces Wi-Fi Connectivity with
Novatel Wireless and AirRover

T-Mobile and HP Release New Pocket PC;
Sprint Announces Wi-Fi Connectivity with
Novatel Wireless and AirRover 07/28/2004 03:14 PM
Financial News USA Jul 28 2004 5:25PM GMT

Sprint Certifies Apple Xserve G5,
QuickTime to Help Content Providers
Deliver Next Generation Mobile Video
Services

Sprint Certifies Apple Xserve G5,
QuickTime to Help Content Providers
Deliver Next Generation Mobile Video
Services 08/27/2004 01:33 PM

Sprint Launches Samsung SPH-A700 (aka
MM-A700)

Sprint Launches Samsung SPH-A700 (aka
MM-A700) 08/16/2004 09:49 AM

Sprint has finally gotten the Samsung SPH-A700 up for sale - 400 bucks free and clear, or $250 with a two-year indenture. The SPH-A700 is a nice enough clamshell, if a little too round and oddly-colored for my taste, but its main claim to fame is its ability to work with Sprint's MobiTV offering, the streaming video service that works over Sprint's existing Vision platform. What I've seen of MobiTV hasn't really impressed me, but as a service that's available everywhere, it's pretty much the only game in town right now (AT&T Wireless's EDGE-based offerings is likely-superior (I haven't seen it), but it's only available in two markets at the moment).

Read - Product Page [SprintPCS via PhoneMag]

BigDigit Launches ‘mFlix, The Mobile
Entertainment Channel’, as a Premium
Selection on the Sprint PCS Vision
Multimedia Services Network

BigDigit Launches ‘mFlix, The Mobile
Entertainment Channel’, as a Premium
Selection on the Sprint PCS Vision
Multimedia Services Network 08/20/2004 02:59 AM
Subscribers to mFlix enjoy cutting-edge films and animations from hundreds of filmmakers and animators in dozens of countries. The 'edgy and offbeat' content is delivered on demand to mobile phone users via Sprint’s new multimedia service, which is specifically designed for streaming video and audio content. [PRWEB Aug 20, 2004]

FCC Gives Nextel Spectrum Shuffle
Approval, But Does Nextel Approve?

FCC Gives Nextel Spectrum Shuffle
Approval, But Does Nextel Approve? 07/08/2004 05:39 PM
Reuters reports that the FCC commissioners voted 5-0 in favor of what sounded like a Nextel plan to reorganize an ugly band: Nextel owns tiny slices of a very ugly chopped up range in the 700 and 800 MHz, and their proposal was to reorganize it so that the public-safety purposes to which other slices are put can be consolidated and provided with more reliability. For their part, Nextel would receive a contiguous range in the 1.9 GHz band, and be less likely to cause interference in public-safety bands--which many blame not on Nextel but on the equipment used for fire, police, and emergencies--and have an easier time in providing cellular coverage at those higher frequencies. The FCC values the deal at $4.8 billion, but will give Nextel credit for $1.6 billion in returning the lower-band frequencies. Nextel has to put up a line of credit for $2.5 billion to cover relocation costs, which are allowed to exceed that amount. If Nextel's final bill is less than $3.2 billion, they have to pay the government the difference. Nextel's response was muted; they had wanted to pay $1.36 billion. Other cellular operators were complaining that the deal gave Nextel too much; it looks like the FCC chose this approach to make it worthwhile to public safety without letting Nextel off the hook....

Sprint PCS goes CSS

Sprint PCS goes CSS 11/19/2003 12:31 AM

The Sprint PCS site has relaunched, using XHTML 1.0 transitional and CSS. It's another great example of a mostly web standards compliant commerical/corporate; there are a few validation errors thanks to a quarrelsome CMS. France Rupert is the lead developer behind the new site and is promising a detailed writeup of the process and challenges behind the redesign. France hails from Kansas City, so hopefully we'll be able to get him along to a web meetup in the not too distant future.

In related news, WaSP have an excellent interview up with Dan Cederholm, lead developer behind the high profile Fast Company and Inc.com web standards redesigns and squire of Simple Bits. The interview has a lot of great anecdotes about how switching to standards saved both time and money.

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